7
- Go to LuAnn's for Ice Cream and Cake for mine and Joni's birthdays
15
- Scott McFarlane? Den meeting?
18
- Amanda mystery student
21
- snowmobile for Lance Prescott's birthday
26
- Manda at 49th Street
28
- Mandy tend? for who?
February
23, 1991
Today
was Saturday. We were all tired, had a
big day yesterday. Traveled to Spanish
Fork to a wedding reception for Sherrie and Ron.(Sherrie is my Aunt Dixie's
daughter's (Patricia) daughter. She got
pregnant and came and lived with my mom and dad during 1990, until she had her
baby, which she gave up for adoption.
She then met and married Ron.)
The kids stayed home with a baby-sitter.
We went with mom and dad, Erika and Aaron, and Carrie and Mark. Carrie's going to have a baby in July. Joni (Roger's sister) is due with a
baby in June.(Chans Porter) I'm
back on my diet AGAIN. I'm a counselor
in the Stake Primary since last April or May 1990, and also the Bear Den
leader. We had our Blue and Gold Banquet
last Thursday. "Knights of the
Round table" We have an indoor cat
now. Kitty is gray, like Duchess used to
be. We've had fun snowmobiling this past
winter. We have four snowmobiles now. Landon loves it! Mandy and Zac are enjoying school. I've been working everyday ALL day. Jill Carrigan supposedly had her baby
yesterday. I haven't heard anything
yet. Annette Prescott's baby girl Karly,
is 3 months old now. Time goes on. Grandma and Grandpa Dickson are getting older
and older. It's only a matter of
time. I love them both so much.
Grandpa's physical health is failing, and Grandma's mental health is failing.
Rog and I are getting along pretty good almost all the time. I weigh 187 pounds, and hope to get all this
fat off within 10 months. I love
Heavenly Father and Jesus. I know they
love me too. I will try harder to do
what I know is right!
February
26, 1991
Worked
1/2 day, then took the scouts to the airport in the afternoon, and taught
piano. Kids were good. I kept my temper. I'm happy.
I think it's this exercising paying off.
I can feel a difference, even though I haven't weighed or measured. Our bills are pretty well caught up, but not
paid off for the month. So many things
going on, selling hay, spring time, cat, yard, mud, scouts, church, kids. Saturday is our 3rd Stake Preparation
Day. Busy, Busy. Mandy is learning a new piano song for her
recital in May. Report cards are due
anytime. I've got to get up and see
Grandpa and Grandma Tonks and Dickson.
March
2, 1991
Stake
meeting this morning went well. It's
snowing - 2 inches. Maybe we'll go to a
show this afternoon.
March
5, 1991
Went
to water aerobics in Coalville last night.
Still on the Big "D".
Rog is a lazy old fart, but I still love him HAHA! Scouts today-
March
21, 991
Zac
took 4th place in the Raingutter Regatta. YEA!!! Also, excellent report cards for both
kids. Great! We are so proud.
April
22, 1991
Got
a road made up to the top of our hill (dryfarm). Verl Mecham did it. It's great.
We will clear the sagebrush, then dry-farm it. I've been on my diet 2 months, and have lost
14 inches and 7 pounds. 187 to 180. I've gotta keep going. Erika is pregnant again! Due in November, right before Thanksgiving. (She
lost this baby, her 2nd one, in a miscarriage at 10 weeks) Carrie is due July 10th, and Joni is due June
10th.(Jaden was born the 18th of July. Chans was born June 11th, I think)
April
25, 1991
It's
raining. We need it. The oats Rog planted are growing great. Rog got the 4 cows (2 steers, 2 heifers) we
bought from Jim Wiscombe branded with DR (Double "R") and ear
tagged. I'm still busy at work. I've got to get the roll all put together in
one month's time.
April
27, 1991
We
went to "Silence of the Lambs" last night, and ate at Berconi's. Just me and Rog. The kids stayed home alone. Woke up to 7 inches of snow this
morning. No kidding! LuAnn just called, and Brooke Hartman,
(Lynette's girl) got elected Cheerleader in her Junior high in Idaho Falls
May
12, 1991
Mother's
Day. Not much of a special day for
me. Mandy and Zac hate me, and I feel
much the same towards them. I'm doing a poor job of mothering, wife-ing, and
life-ing. I don't know if I'll ever be
happy!
(Erika
and Aaron went back to the Hill Cumorah Pageant in the summer of 1991. They sent this postcard)
July
1, 1991
Hi
you guys! What
are you doing? I am just sitting here in
Grand Falls , New York Illinois , and Aaron thought
the St. Louis
August
11, 1991
Mandy
sold her lamb at the Fall Show yesterday for $2.00 a pound. It weighed 122 pounds. First National Bank of Morgan bought it. She got a shirt for showmanship. She placed 4th out of 8 or 9 kids in
showmanship. She got a blue ribbon on
her lamb also. Roger's trading Zac's
whether lamb back to Randy Peterson, and getting a ewe bred by Dave and Mary
Sue Gold's buck, and also getting 2 other bred ewes from Wixom's. I guess we are getting in the sheep
business. Double R. Ranch, Richville,
Utah.( I think that 1990 was the
first year the kids showed sheep. Rebena,
Mandy's horse had died, so Mandy couldn't do horse 4-H anymore) School
starts the 23rd of August. We are going
out for dinner tomorrow in Ogden Layton
(What can I say at this point ? - 1996 I just gave up for a few years. I'm sorry now, because Amanda and Zac to this point, haven't gone back to church too much, since the inactive years. Amanda quit going to church when she was a Merrie-Miss, and I bet she hasn't been to church 5 times, in the last 5 years. Zac thankfully, has been ordained a deacon (late), and a teacher last fall. But I'm having trouble getting him to go with me now. Thankfully, Landon is still going with me up to this point, 1996)
(What can I say at this point ? - 1996 I just gave up for a few years. I'm sorry now, because Amanda and Zac to this point, haven't gone back to church too much, since the inactive years. Amanda quit going to church when she was a Merrie-Miss, and I bet she hasn't been to church 5 times, in the last 5 years. Zac thankfully, has been ordained a deacon (late), and a teacher last fall. But I'm having trouble getting him to go with me now. Thankfully, Landon is still going with me up to this point, 1996)
June
17, 1991
We
leave for Moab
August
08-29-91
LuAnn operation?
08-30-91
Go to Salina
September
09-02-91
Home from Salina
09-03-91
Board of Equalization (last)
09-04-91
Den meeting at Studio 1
09-05-91
Get trampoline
09-06-91
Mandy orthodontist
09-06-91
Gwen haircut
09-07-91
Rich reunion
09-09-91
Mom gone?
09-09-91
Kathy Mattea concert at State Fair
09-10-91
Scouts to ham radio station
09-11-91
Landon starts preschool
09-12-91
Zac dentist
09-12-91
Mandy piano
09-13-91
Get wood
09-14-91
Soccer
09-14-91
Ward dinner
09-16-91
Soccer practice
09-17-91
Soccer game
09-17-91
Scouts
09-19-91
Pack meeting
09-21-91
Soccer
09-23-91
Soccer practice
09-25-91
Soccer
09-25-91
Parent Teacher conference
09-26-91
Parent teacher conf.
09-26-91
P.M.S.I computer workshop for work
09-27-91
Zac's party
No school
Get wood
09-28-91
Zac's birthday
Soccer
Work on Ben's garage
09-29-91 Mark and Carrie bless Jaden
09-30-91
Soccer practice
October
10-01-91
Zac's pictures at school
10-01-91 Scouts
10-02-91 Preschool
10-03-91 Piano - Robyn (I'm teaching piano lessons as a trade with Lori Birt)
10-04-91
Landon eye exam, Grandpa Tonks' viewing
10-05-91
Grandpa Tonks' funeral
10-05-91
Soccer
10-08-91
Scouts
10-09091
Preschool
10-10
and 11 UEA no school
10-12-91
Soccer
10-14-91
Columbus Day, No work
10-15-91
Scouts
10-16-91
Preschool
10-17-91
Pack meeting
10-18-91
Eat lunch with Zac at school
10-19-91
Opening day of Deer hunt
10-21-91
Fall break, no school
10-22-91
Mandy orthodontist
10-23-91 Halloween carnival
10-24-91 Gwen haircut
10-25-91
Scouts
10-29-91
Mandy Orthodontist
10-30-91
Preschool
10-31-91
Halloween
11-05-91
Mandy Orthodontist
10-08-91
Olan mills picture
October
24, 1991
Grandpa
Tonks died October 2, 1991. 22 days
ago. He is better off, but we will miss
him so. Landon has started preschool
with Geri Hayes. We are getting the
corral going down at the barn. We sold
John Wilkinson (Sr.) some land where the old chicken coop was, so he could
build him a huge shed.
(We needed the money badly, and we tore down the old wooden corral, and put up a new steel corral. Looking back on it now, we really wish we hadn't sold the land. We surely could use more space for our cows, and also, the building he built is so huge and ugly right next to our new home. Our new home was built where Uncle Don's old home was. After he died in February of 1993, we bought his home and lot for $25,000, and then tore down the home, but not his newer garage. We then built a new home there in 1993. We sold our house on the hill to Ed and Sharlene Olsen)
I'm teaching Webelo Scouts now. Zac is in 4th grade. ( He had Mrs. Faun White for his teacher) Manda in 6th. (Mandy's main teacher in 6th grade was Susan Russell. Mandy really had a POOR year this year. She didn't do well at all, and got in with the wrong crowd.) They are growing up fast. Our cows are back off the range. We will kill the 2 steers and keep the 2 heifers.
(We needed the money badly, and we tore down the old wooden corral, and put up a new steel corral. Looking back on it now, we really wish we hadn't sold the land. We surely could use more space for our cows, and also, the building he built is so huge and ugly right next to our new home. Our new home was built where Uncle Don's old home was. After he died in February of 1993, we bought his home and lot for $25,000, and then tore down the home, but not his newer garage. We then built a new home there in 1993. We sold our house on the hill to Ed and Sharlene Olsen)
I'm teaching Webelo Scouts now. Zac is in 4th grade. ( He had Mrs. Faun White for his teacher) Manda in 6th. (Mandy's main teacher in 6th grade was Susan Russell. Mandy really had a POOR year this year. She didn't do well at all, and got in with the wrong crowd.) They are growing up fast. Our cows are back off the range. We will kill the 2 steers and keep the 2 heifers.
November
11-12-91
Scouts
11-16-91
Ice Follies
11-19-91
Roger operation - 2nd ACL (donor ligament)
11-21-91
Pack meeting
11-11-91
Gwen doctor
11-2-691
Scouts
11-27-91
Preschool
11-28-91
Thanksgiving
November
2, 1991
I'm
going to Pow Wow (This is a Scouting
activity that lasts all day in Ogden
November
5, 1991
Had
our living room, hall, and dining room carpets cleaned today. It looks great! I also washed down walls in the kitchen,
hall, and living room. I want to get
some wall-tex up . (Wall-tex is kinda
like wall paper) Christmas is coming soon, and there are always money
worries. I ordered comforters from J. C.
Penney's for my bed, and Mark and Carrie's bed (Christmas present). I'm happy.
Happier than I've been in a while.
I've been on Prozac for about a week (anti-depressant drug) I think it's helping with my depression and
anger problems.
November
6, 1991
I
can't get to sleep lately. Don't know if
it's the Prozac. Just wish I could
get motivated to do some exercising. Got my new bedspread (comforter), and
bed skirt today. They look great! Blue
and Rose. I'm sending Mark and Carrie's
back because it's too big, and not exactly what I thought it would be. Worked all day today. Manda got her TSA, thumb sucking appliance yesterday.
It's giving her fits. We sold the 2
steers also.
(Manda
was still sucking her thumb at 11 years old.
The dentist put this device in her mouth, with sharp pointy things. It fit right behind her front teeth. It would poke her thumb if she tried to suck
it.)
This
is where I quit writing in my journal.
Now, April 1996, I feel just terrible.
I feel like I have lost 5 years of my life. I'm sorry.
December
12-2-91 Rog doctor
12-3-91 Rog physical therapy
12-05-91
Mandy perm.
12-6-91 Rog physical therapy
12-7-91 Kids leave for California
12-9-91 Rog physical therapy
12-10-91
Scouts
12-11
through 13 Assessor's school.
12-12-91
County Christmas
12-17-91
Scouts, Orthodontist
12-18-91
Landon preschool
12-19-91
Nails done at Jill Judd's
12-20-91 Linda's Christmas party, bring gag gift
12-23-91 Sleep at mom's
12-24-91 No work
12-25-91
Christmas Day
December
11, 1991
Mandy
and Zac went to California , and Disneyland with Grandpa Lee and Grandma Veloy Dickson.
They wrote this post card to Landon.
Hi
Bud, Watcha
doing? Having fun? We are.
We've got your Minnie Mouse stuffed animal, and your Goofy hat. XOXOXO
Love Mandy and Zac, and Grandma and Grandpa.
They
wrote this postcard to us.
We
miss you! Splash Mountain
